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Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 17

What is the name of the spacecraft to be launched in 2019-20 by ISRO to study the sun? A. Surya B. Aditya C. Ravi D. Bhaskar

  1. D

  2. C

  3. B

  4. A

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Answer: (C) B

Explanation

ISRO's solar mission is named Aditya (later Aditya-L1, 'Aditya' being a Sanskrit name for the Sun). It was planned for around 2019–20 and finally launched in September 2023 to study the Sun from the L1 Lagrange point.